I bought one once it came back in stock in the EU, based largely on your review. Got it today, really happy with it so far. Thanks for the video!

I bought a used GW2 (the model in the video) almost 2 years ago on ebay for 250 just to have a travel friendly guitar to lug around and practice, fortunately it was in pretty good condition. Turns out it was so good I've gigged with it as my back up, and it has indeed seen stage time, it has saved my ass when my main guitar, which is floyd equipped Jackson DK2, popped a B string in the middle of a set . The playability on it is scary, I mean it feels crazy comfortable, and the 5 piece roasted maple/paduk neck is stable as hell and feels amazing. What really stood out to me are how usable the pickups are, I'm hard pressed to upgrade them. When I got this guitar I was actually torn between getting this and the Harley Benton Duhallan, and I'm glad I got this. I do have a few qualms with the bridge, however I can deal with it.

Your noodling is really getting so much better - top review.

I think your soloing on this instrumental has all the feeling and passion and is great.

Great review! Since Harley Benton hasn't released any new headless models yet, I could be tempted to buy this guitar at the moment... or I could wait a while and get a headless from IBANEZ! I'm still wavering.

i Think the cool jack input was first inpired by Ormsby and not Strandberg....

I'm not a fan of the aesthetics of headless guitars, but I've heard that they're very comfortable, ergonomic, the playability is great (they're usually more expensive), but I could definitely consider trying one of these. EDIT: I forgot to write that those pretty sounds that accompanied the product shots are very pretty indeed!

I understand you like it. They nailed some of your preferred colors. Cheers!

Beautiful sounding amps and surprisingly nice guitar ❤

When I was young and fit, I never saw the need for a "belly cut", but, alas, sadly, I now do. Looks like a decent guitar for 400 Euros.

What was the weight like, also light like Ibanez/Stranberg? Ive heard 7/8lbs, which for my uses, defeats the point a bit. Will be looking at the GW2Pro model, hopefully the bridge on that is better

These guitars are excellent quality .stainless steel frets and the beautifull wood amazing.👍🌹🌹🎸🎸🙏

The front body design reminds me of MIJ Strandberg Artisan model which costs at least +$5000 USD.

I bought a headless guitar from China called a Cardinal by Lattitude. It looks identical to the one in this video except no burl top. Mine is an ash body but the neck is the same. Probably the same company is making them. I love the neck and the rounded end stainless frets. The only problem was the bridge. I use an .007 as my first “e” string on all my guitars. The same problem turning the tuner and you were right. With in one week, I had lost that little tuning lever. Even worse the tuner mechanism would not lock onto the .007 string. It kept slipping out of the tuner. I replaced it with a better brand and fixed that issue. The next problem was I did not like the noisy pick-ups, so I replaced them with a set of Fishman classics, but had to route out a cavity for the battery and fit on a battery compartment cover over that. So I’ve now spent more on it than the original $350 cost but it now plays and sounds amazing. I probably should have just bought a Strandberg. Oh well, live and learn. By the way, I have a camera that also seems to show my stomach in an unflattering light. I may write and complain to the manufacturer about that. Ha!

Did it come direct from them or from Amazon? Would be good to know in case they got to pick the guitar that was sent.

Man I've been debating getting one of these ever since I first saw them years ago. I think it was from a Phil McKnight video. It just seems so perfect for a travel guitar. One of these and like a Boss Katana go, or an HX stomp and I'd be good to go no matter where I am with some headphones.

Great review. I have this guitar. It is amazing. There is no better guitar for sitting back in a comfortable chair and drilling technique exercises with those cutaways. Guitars like this really show up the big boys for what can be done for the money. I wish it had a coil split, and I would prefer this exact body with a headstock and hipshot bridge. But otherwise it's pretty much all I play.

But.... its only a half guitar, somebody took its head😢🥹

I was almost getting one of these, looked for some videos about it but couldn’t find many, that was maybe 1 or 2 years ago, maybe on Christmas I’ll get one ❤

i have one in black ('grey') and i love it, so much so i spent more money upgrading it than what it costs, put in a set of black winter pups, copper shielding, tbx and coil split circuit. i use 2.5mm acrylic picks so i can tune it as well without the 'wrench' thing (didnt loose it yet). Edit. Also if strandberg need to charge you 1.2k for the most basic model...i dont know who is ripping off who.

I really like the headless guitars. My biggest issue with Strandberg and these are the tail-end of the guitar. Not only do they not work well hanging from the non-existing headstock, but the tail-end makes it not sit on the floor leaning against something or work well with guitar stands. (And, sure, there are workarounds, but I just want to be able to lean it up against the side of the sofa the way I can with my Steinberger.) They need to calm down with the design of the tail-end. 😄

I have the same model and color, got a black one that was missing the switch tip and was an awful finish. This one is perfect, no edges on back of neck and did lower bridge pup a tiny bit. How would 9's be ya think ? Thanks !

spot on 04:21 hahahahahaha...love it! keep up the great reviews 🙂 by the way, I also had this guitar from them (sold it), but it was a fine guiter!

Thanks for review! I've though about Eart, but choosen Jamstik Midi Studio /w good Hexaphonic midi pickup, horrible Lightning humbackers and quiet bad guitar quality. Brought it to master to fix neck, replace pickups to ARB Punchers and now it plays and sounds amazing. But worth it especially compare to EART? Don't sure.

I had one and used it exactly to see if I would like headless guitar before switching to an expensive Strandberg, which I did actually. This eart guitar is a great deal, obviously it is heavy and not as ergonomic as Strandberg, but it does the job and for the first headless there's no a better guitar out there. This is THE guitar to get into headless world. I would actually leave it for travelling to less care about the guitar, if not two things - the frets are too small (low) as I am used to a higher ones, so there's always was a concern with bends and overall comfort. And also, I didn't like the bridge actually, it was holding tuning and intonation just fine, but I kind of never got used to that feeling of sharpness as I would rest my palm where the tuning knobs are and it was not comfortable. Good thing though, that they are tight as even resting my palm pretty much all the time would not turn that out of tuning. Funny things, that Strandberg's bridge is also a sharp one to rest on, but it is in a better place and I somehow got used to it now. Anyway, GW2 is a great headless for the money and if you're in doubt whether to get into headless world ot not, it is an absolute no brainer - get one of these! Also, I bought mine used and sold after 4 months for the same price, so they do hold up in value. Also buying from a real person you might get a better quality check than the one they do at the factory LOL so there's an advantage, at least it was for me, as I got completely setup instrument ready to play. Great review of the great product. I'm glad you did it as when I was buying mine I did not find a review I would trust, so it was still kind of a risk to get a shitty over promoted guitar, which was not the case, but still - having a trusted honest reviewer like you would help a ton and WILL help a ton for all those who are looking into buying these. I am just a bedroom guitar player, not paid, do not have any channels, no music released, have nothing to promote. I just really liked my GW2 and I'm grateful for it, cause otherwise I would probably never would've tried a headless guitar and would've never ended up in a Strandberg world.

I have an older model (one with an actual upper horn that looks more like a Strandberg) and even tho it is very comfortable and overall great, for some reason I don’t vibe with it and often I pick up other guitars when I’m playing.

Also an einer tom style bridge muss man doch auch anders palm muten als auf einer strat... Is das nicht eine ähnliche Umstellung...? Übrigens, ist hoher noisefloor normal im einem engl im lead channel oder kommt es auf das Modell an...?

I see nothing wrong with them copying the general shape. Just like I don’t care that everyone makes S/T/LP body styles. Personally, I’d like to see more offsets…headless or not.

The bridge seems to have been "inspired" by the Babicz Full Contact Hardware Original Series Hardtail.

I will just say that the fill (lick? whatever you call it) at 6:44-6:45 made me go back and replay it several times in a row. It's amazingly simple and relaxed, yet at the same time looks like something that would leave my fingers in a knot if I tried (high praise, I know). Excellent stuff.

Got the green 380 tele from eart few days ago. Love it

I’ve played been playing my HP-42 Signature TT Roasted everyday since I got it 18 months ago. The frets are now super smooth the back of the neck shines like gloss. It plays like a dream holds its tune wow what a great guitar. So yesterday I ordered another one along with 3 more Harley Benton instruments. To play Rolling Stones Harley Benton TE-53KR BL Tribute Series, this will have the fat 6th string removed just like Keith Richards does. Harley Benton HBMA-50E Mandoline VS, so I can play Led Zeppelin songs with the mandoline. Harley Benton PB-Shorty BK Standard Series this was going to be a Squire Bronco like the band Dea Matrona have used but since I was going to get everything from Thomann, I figured I would give their shorty a try. Also I’m old and having problems standing and playing so I bought another item only found at Thomann Richter Matt Heafy Double Strap B, and Millenium GSP-1000 Acoustic guitar walk up and play stand. Since I’m now ready to get a band going I also got a case for absolute favorite guitar Rockcase RC ABS 10406 BSH, so I can carry my Henning Pauly Signature guitar to band practice. My purchases from Thomann are all thanks to you and your videos Henning Pauly. I did forget to use your link on this purchase, sorry about that but I got a little excited. I’m now waiting for the goods to arrive here in New York from Germany. Very exciting time👍. Your a great inspiration to players everywhere.

They also do a left handed version which comes with their pro bridge.

Bought a couple of very similar guitars by NK a few years ago. Both have this bridge design and to be honest I have never had a problem with, indeed they stay in tune well. They are good modding platforms too if you want to upgrade the pups and pots, but in all honesty they were fine. Finally, the NK had a nicer body shape, which is more compact than the Eart. Good bang for your buck.

I looked at these a couple years ago. They were still like $260 or something. Still a good deal.

Sounds lovely, and that was was some really nice playing. 👏 Bridge is a bit of a deal breaker though. 😢

It does look good, nice review thanks

like the way you show the amps that your using and the guitars

I'm currently building a headless guitar, pretty similar to this .... I've already spent 400 on just the parts 😬. It's crazy how cheaply they can build these.

and the EART GW2-Pro also has Stainless Frets and a Premium Bridge; for 599 USD.

But, did you restring it? Some of these headless systems are a pita to restring. For ergonomic comparison you should also test them in classical position, some might want to play on it that way. Maybe check out Andre Fludd, he goes into depth with ergonomic and headless designs, not a rock/metal guitarist, but he does have a clue or two.

I would be curious about the higher end stuff and the basic SSH strat guitar because I feel like a good SSH guitar (especially with a hard tail) is the best beginner guitar and I would love to see how good their higher end stuff is.

Tuners look Overlord of Music ish. 100% on the bridges except w an actual 'Berger or Spirit. I disassembled my Lazar's Schaller tuner/bridge because the string angle was too shallow and put in a dual post bridge and used the excellent tuners.

HP du bist einfach ein super sympathischer Typ.^^ Und die Gitarre ist wirklich toll.

Got one like 6 months ago, not bad for the money but returned it and got a Boden instead.

Top guitar brands made in china: 1. Shijie 2. M musi 3. Eart 4. Soloking 5. Tagima 6. Aria pro 7. Harley Benton 8. Jet 9. Censtar 10. Grote

Great content. Great reviews. Thank you. / Do you do stand up? You're hilarious.

I have the first version of this that came out a few years back and the body is just like a Strandberg. It's a great guitar and the bridge works great, I've only adjusted it once and it's been rock solid .

Would love to see you do a review on the Gear4Music Harlem Headless guitar. Same bridge as this Eart but at half the cost and seems to have good reviews on the website and the very few KZfaq videos out there

Very similar looking to my Leo Jaymz headless kit I got myself for my birthday. Even appears to be the same hardware. But I paid $150

Padauk , looks good, sounds good and is very prone to warping. Every board I've seen in an exotic wood store had a twist warp. The worst kind of warp

I don’t know about the look of the guitar, but your playing was sublime buddy 🤟

How does it handle alternate tunings?

I am really interested to see Mr Henning play and review all Eart guitars

I understand the ergonomic advantages for the travelling musician, but usually despise headless guitars. And yet this one is really sexy, even more so at this price, good thing I just don't need another guit..... aaaaaaaargh!

Modelers. They sound good in demos. Digital recording must do something good for them. Because in person they sound dead. Has to be some phase alinement thing since upper frequencies can be over 90° shifted.

I've been keeping my eye on those for some time already (not so much for their "headlessness", but for "buttlessness"). I've seen multiple people complaining that the bridge tends to break easily (tuning parts), which is probably not surprising as it's a budget one and is probably made from some cheaper metal. On the bright side, there are inexpensive replacements available (on Ali, Banggood etc), so spare parts are not a big problem, at least for now. HB was also teasing a new Dullahan, but sadly there are no news since last year so mb they've scrapped the project :(.

Beautiful guitar! This "China" thing is a bit awkward really. There is a guitar recently released that I would love to own. I ain´t got the money 😞 However, there is a MiC copy that is identical and a 5th of the price! Ok, its not going to have the wiring, the pickups etc but I have heard it and its not bad. Spending a bit of cash on tuners, nut and see how we go. Tempted, VERY tempted!

Its a real great guitar. The only issue i have with mine is with the zero fret. I love it sound wise, however they tend to wear and therefor resolt in a ping nois when bending fret 5 to 7. This issue is common with zero frets, so its fine with me.

OK, checked, not available in EU. But they have 2 nice (but peculiar colored) Teles on attractive sale.

I don't like this guitar. It's just not for me. But I like your review of it. Fair, straightforward, honest. Just the way we like things here. ;-)

Hey I have hear of this guitars! What I have hear is that they fretworks is outstanding for the price

If this had a shorter scale length, then I would try it.

Hedgehog’s at the end 🦔🦔🦔🦔😍

Is there a blue version of the unicorn T-shirt? I prefer the blue guitar but matching clothing is a must.

Oh, My!

I bought the natural W1 for 321$ in 2020. It is fantastic. I actually like the pickups as well which is rare. They have a smooth traditional sound. Definitely not high gain. I use mine as a recording desk guitar mostly and it has rock solid tuning stability. Mine is an even more blatant ripoff of a Strandburg. It was before EART had to change the shape. BUT, I am glad they didn't emulate the progressive radius neck or fanned frets. Never had an issue with the bridge and muting was never a thing for me. I am constantly turning the volume down on accident though. Probably my only gripe. I have bass player hands though. I would say I play this guitar the most out of all my guitars because it is always sitting out and it was inexpensive so I am not worried about it. Most of my other guitars sit in their cases in storage mode waiting to be played at a show or used on a recording. I would absolutely recommend this headless to other budget minded people. I noticed that the prices went up considerably in the past few years. I also love my NK 7 string if you get a chance to play one of those.

Great colour

Interesting axe for sure. Beautiful top on that one.

I wonder if Evertune makes a bridge for that?

My next bigger purchase was supposed to be a Strandberg. Partially because of the neck. But this really gets me thinking if I have to spend 2500+ Euro. I prefer the Sälen with Humbuckers, so that's the most 'affordable' one. Of course 1200 for a Boden Essential is an option just because of the price difference and now after I've seen this video the EART (pronounced E-Art afaik because the company is called Electroacoustic Art) is another option. I remember when the first EART hype about 2 years ago was taking place I got myself a ES-335 copy and I absolutely hated the neck. About copying body shapes: well I think the most usable body shapes for guitars are invented by now and everyone is stealing from everyone when there are really great ideas. Someone came up with a belly cut sometime, now everyone is using it. Nearly every guitar company has their take on a Strat, Tele and Les Paul. I find it hard to criticise a guitar company for stealing body shapes or superior electronic placements.

The advantage of it being headless is theres nowhere to put the oddball E-Art logo with a red T. I know red is lucky in china, but why the T not the E? (But if thats all I can find to worry about, that also says something about the build quality)

Its on Amazon Discount because its missing the headstock and someone´s dog chewed the guitar body to pieces.

Whoa. Satriani called. He wants his talent back. That was awesome.

Eart does insane guitars for the price, but the only problem for me is that the neck profile a little bit strange, it starts out like a nice C on top, and then beefs up to a somewhat chunky D shape closer to the 12 fret, which is probably gonna be fine for a lot of people, but I just prefer having less shoulder on higher frets area

Hast du dir mal die Gitarren von Jet angeschaut? Die sind auch wirklich zu Empfehlen, besonders für den Preis! Roasted Maple, Bone Nut für knapp 180€ Deine Meinung zu denen würde mich wirklich interessieren. Liebe Grüße aus Hamburg!

I am pretty certainly that Ola strandberg did in fact encourage to use the shape free of licensing but not the endurneck profile. Please, please check back with harley benton so the New dullahans are better than the old ones (and possibly they make a decent trem Version as well) do you by any Chance check out GOC guitars headless or NK guitars headless too?

Had this guitar and loved the build quality however the bridge is plain awful. Never get used to it. I would love to see a (online) tutorial to change it to a more usual bridge.

That unicorn t-shirt is everything

The open pour vineer is part of the "experience" like cheetos dust

I have been interested in this guitar for some time. Why doesn´t Eart have a dealer who sells to the Europeans through Amazon? Who wants to order a guitar fron China or the US and risk the problem of having to send it back to a dealer who is slow or not responsive at all? OPen an European outlet!!!!!

headless, stainless, priceless!

I’ve never heard anyone say the name of this channel out loud.

I have the blue one.

Strandberg : i dont have head so no brand 😂😂😂

Hey Henning, thanks for the review. One thing I've noticed when watching your videos is that you seem to always mention something about being paid to do reviews. I think the world knows that popular KZfaqrs are often paid to feature products. Have you ever considered not mentioning it? Maybe the time has come.

Yes please review the higher priced ones . I love my explorer model

Maybe ask them to send the Pro version to see if the Bridge upgrade justifies the higher price ?

they forgot the headstock! that's what happens when you buy on Temu like that!

Cheap pickups sound bad, right ?

Nice guitar , indeed very nice guitar , but love to see you change a set of strings and tune up , logistics are important if you break a string / need to restring 😊👍

EART as a brand has disappeared from my radar because they may be good in making well reviewed guitars, but when I went to buy their 335-model I only kept finding empty warehouses on their site. There's a few very promoted brands that are almost always 'currently not available' in Europe.

I am wondering what guitar case this instrument fits in?

Tuning this thing during or between sets could be a litt, a lot fiddly...

What a difference with my own experience! Mine (which was gw2 pro) was an utter desaster. Intonation all over the place, can’t stay in tune more than a minute,dead notes,pickups inept,felt cheap… To be fair the neck was nice but not enough to keep such joke. Strange.

WOW IM FIRST ............ BUT DAM.... FOR ME 400 IS IN ANOTHER PLANET IM JUST A POOR MAN, NOBODY LOVES ME ( THIS IS SO TRUE HAHAH ) ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS °!!!

well your upfront

There's a crank on the side of the bridge you use to wind the strings... Saw it in a Philip McKnight video 😉

PERFLE

Blimey.